Boris Johnson’s fiancee Carrie Symonds tried to damage the careers of Britain’s top two female civil servants by manoeuvring against them and making offensive remarks. Miss Symonds urged the Prime Minister to sack a female Whitehall official who refused to sign off a large taxpayers’ bill for her refurbishment of the Downing Street flat, including … Read more
Key Boris aide Baroness Finn launches vicious attack on ‘incapable’ civil service saying it is risk-averse and obsessed with the ‘metropolitan bubble’ Baroness Finn key aide to Boris Johnson and Downing Street deputy chief of staff Said there is ‘lack of capability in the civil service to deliver successful projects’ Her comments prompted an immediate … Read more
Boris Johnson yesterday threatened to expel any Tory MP who votes against next week’s Budget, as he tried to head off a growing revolt over the threat of tax rises. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is facing a mounting backlash over reported plans to increase both corporation tax and potentially capital gains tax (CGT). The Treasury has … Read more
Boris Johnson rules out second independence referendum for Scotland as he launches new drive to keep the union together Boris Johnson ruled out a second Scottish referendum in the ‘foreseeable future’ Prime Minister’s emphasis would instead be on need to rebuild after pandemic Came as Downing Street confirmed ‘union unit’ inside No 10 has been … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon has taken a swipe at Boris Johnson over his response to the coronavirus crisis as she appeared to back claims that Scotland had done better than England. Ms Sturgeon tweeted a story published by the Financial Times with the headline ‘Scotland reaps dividend of Covid response that diverged from England’. The Scottish First … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon has taken a swipe at Boris Johnson over his response to the coronavirus crisis as she appeared to back claims that Scotland had done better than England. Ms Sturgeon tweeted a story published by the Financial Times with the headline ‘Scotland reaps dividend of Covid response that diverged from England’. The Scottish First … Read more
FIRST LOOK: Kenneth Branagh transforms into Boris Johnson with mussed blond hair and pained stare to act out the first wave of coronavirus in pandemic drama This Sceptred Isle The Belfast-born star, 60, bore an uncanny resemblance to the politician, 56, complete with mussed blond hair, for his role in the five-part drama Co-Writer & … Read more
Boris Johnson must be ‘honest’ with the public and ditch big-spending manifesto pledges after Covid, ex-Chancellor Lord Hammond warns – as Tories and Labour threaten to block corporation tax rises By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 09:38 GMT, 25 February 2021 | Updated: 09:43 GMT, 25 February 2021 Boris Johnson must be ‘honest’ … Read more
Boris had undergone a snip. No, not the sort of painful chop that dog of his clearly needs. Ouch! Heavens, no. I’m talking about a haircut. With the nation’s nimble-wristed crimpers barred from wielding their scissors for another two months, Carrie had apparently grown impatient with her fiance’s mop and attacked the unruly mess herself. … Read more
Boris Johnson today appeared in public with a DIY haircut carefully crafted by Carrie Symonds – but his fiancee appears have gone carefully after previous unkind claims she used a ruler and shears to trim his unruly fringe. The Prime Minister’s shaggy shock of blonde hair has been branded a ‘national crisis’ and with six weeks … Read more